Joshua Bell - Complete Decca Recordings - Import 14 CD

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Scheduled to be recorded [CD 1] 1) Wieniawski: Variations on a Creative Theme, Op.15, Sibelius: "Variations on a Theme by Wieniawski", Op.15 2) "Romance" from "Four Pieces" Op.78 3) Mazurka from "Five Pieces" Op.81, 4) Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor (arranged by J. Joachim), 5) Paganini: Cantabile, 6) Wieniawski: Scherzo Tarantella Op.16, 7) Bloch: "Nyggun" from "Baal Shem 8) Novacek: "Everlasting Movement", Op.16, 9) Schumann: "Forest", Op.16 9) Schumann: "The Bird of Prophecy" from "Forest Scene" Op.82 (L. Auer, arr.), 10) Falla: Spanish Dance No. 1 from "A Fragile Life" (F. Kreisler, arr.), 11) Glass: "Waves of the Sea" (F. Kreisler, arr.) 11) Glass: "Wave Play, 12) Sarasate: Fantasy on Carmen, Op.25 Performed by Samuel Sanders (piano), recorded in London, December 1986 [CD 2] 1-3) Bruch:Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26, 4-6) Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 [Performed by] Neville Marriner (conductor) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields [Recorded] December 1986, London/. [CD 3] 1-4) Faure: Violin Sonata No.1 in A major, Op.13, 5-7) Debussy:Violin Sonata, 8-11) Franck:Violin Sonata in A major Performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) [Recorded in London, May 1985 [CD 4] 1-4) Chausson:Concerto for Piano, Violin and String Quartet Op.21, 5-8) Ravel: Piano Trio Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Stephen Isserlis (cello) (5-8), Takács String Quartet (1-4) [Recorded] June 1989, London/ [CD 5] 1) Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Op.28, 2) Massenet: Meditation of Thais, 3) Sarasate: Zigoinelwaizen Op.20, 4) Chausson: Poem Op.25, 5) Ysaÿe: Waltz Op.52 No.6, based on Saint-Saëns's Waltz Exercises, 6) Ravel: Tzigane (Rhapsody for concert) Andrew Litton (conductor) and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [Recorded in Watford, March 1991 [CD 6] Mozart:. 1-3) Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216, 4) Adagio in E major, K.261, 5-7) Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219 "Turkish Style 8) Rondo in C major, K.373 Performed by Peter Mark (conductor) and the English Chamber Orchestra, London, December 1991. [CD 7] Rokofiev:. 1-4) Violin Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.80, 5-9) Five Melodies Op.35bis, 10-13) Violin Sonata No.2 in D major, Op.94a Performed by Olli Mustonen (piano) [Recorded in Bristol/ March 1993 [CD 8] 1-4) Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2 in E minor, Op.67, 5-12) Messiaen: Quartet for the End of the World Performed by Olli Mustonen (piano),Stephen Isserlis, cello; Michael Collins, clarinet (5-12) [Recorded] August 1994 (1-4), March 1996 (5-12), London/. [CD 9] Kreisler:. 1) Prelude and Allegro in the style of Pugnani, 2) Beautiful Rosmarin, 3) Chinese Drums Op.3, 4) Viennese Fantasy Op.2, 5) The Talented Lady in the style of Couperin, 6) The Joy of Love 7) Love's Sorrow, 8) The Gypsy Woman 9) Romantic Lullaby, Op.9, 10) Serenade of a Clown 11) Rondino on a theme by Beethoven, 12) Tempo di minuetto in the style of Pugnani, 13) March of the Toy Soldiers, 14) Allegretto in the style of Boccherini 15) March in Viennese style, 16) Au Cassin and Nicolette, 17) Menuetto in the style of Porpora 18) Siciliano and Rigoudon in the style of Francoeur, 19) Syncopation Performed by] Paul Coker (piano) [Recorded] April & July, 1995,Bristol/ [CD 10] 1-3) Tchaikovsky:Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35, 4-6) Wieniawski:Violin Concerto No.2 in D minor, Op.22 Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor), Cleveland Orchestra [Recorded: April 1988, Cleveland/ [CD 11] 1-3) Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No.3 in B minor, Op.61, 4-8) Lalo: Spanish Symphony Op.21 Performed by] Charles Dutoit (conductor), Montreal Symphony Orchestra [Recorded] September, 1988, Montreal/ [CD 12 [CD 12] Prokofiev:. 1-3) Violin Concerto No.1 in D major, Op.19, 4-6) Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.63, 7-12) Suite "Love for Three Oranges" Op.33a Performed by Charles Dutoit (conductor) and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, recorded in Montreal in October 1992. [CD 13] 1-3) Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77, 4-6) Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO1 Christoph von Dohnányi (conductor), Cleveland Orchestra [Recorded] May (1-3), October (4-6), 1994, Cleveland/. [CD 14] 1) Aaron Jay Kernis: Air for violin, 2-4) Barber: Violin Concerto Op.14, 5-7) Bloch: "Baal Shem", 8-10) Walton: Violin Concerto Performed by] David Zinman, conductor, Minnesota Orchestra (1) & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (2-10) [Recorded] August 1996, Minnesota (1), January 1996, Baltimore (2-10) Performers] Joshua Bell(Violin)(CD 12: except 7-12) American violinist Joshua Bell's complete recordings over the last 10 years since his debut with Decca are now available together for the first time in this 14-CD boxed set. Limited edition.Brahms, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Wieniawski, Saint-Saens (No. 3), Mozart (Nos. 3 and 5), Barber, Walton's concertos, Lalo's "Spanish Symphony," and concerto works by French composers, plus Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Olli Mustonen, The CD includes chamber works with Steven Isserlis, as well as two encore CDs. Joshua Bell began playing the violin at the age of four, but signed with Decca at the age of 19, less than a decade after he began working seriously on the instrument. With the musical and technical gifts nurtured by Eugène Ysaÿe's student Josef Gingold, Bell produced three albums of concertos and recital encores by Bruch, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, and Wieniawski soon after his contract. Bell's particular attraction to Wieniawski was an indication of his affinity for the older style of violin playing embodied by Gingold, Heifetz, and Kreisler.By then, however, Bell had already expanded his own musicality, forging partnerships with Thibaudet, Mustonen, and Isserlis and producing albums of highly prized French repertoire, including Chausson's Concerto and Messiaen's Quartet for the End of the World. Aaron Jay Kernis' Air for violin, a work composed for Bell and recorded on the Argo label and previously available only in the United States, is included in this box. Bell is currently the music director of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. Original jacket design. Booklet features new liner notes by Tully Potter. If Bell can play so well at 21, how will he play 40 years from now?"--Gramophone magazine (1988) Rich tone, impeccable technique, astonishing articulation...breathtaking violin playing."-"Gramophone" (1988) (on the Bruch and Mendelssohn concertos) (UNIVERSAL MUSIC/IMS)